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Re: Future Think Pads (Keyboards)
At 03:37 AM 4/17/97 EDT, sirgwynz@juno.com wrote:
>> Keyboards will also be redesigned, with the company opting to
>> go with more traditional laptop keyboards over the ThinkPads'
>> current raised keyboard.
>>
>>IBM, *please* don't mess up the Thinkpad keyboard. It can be improved
>>and I hope it is, but it's still the best keyboard out there and
>>is one of my main reasons for buying a Thinkpad.
>
>I agree, the keyboard was the deciding factor for my Thinkpad. The
>keyboards on all the other
>brands were either too small, too fragile, or had an odd layout. Usually
>heard the older Thinkpad models had it even better when Lexmark(?) or
>some major
>keyboard manufacturer used to design the keyboards for IBM.
As the former owner of a 750C, I can tell you--that keyboard had the best
tactile "feel" of any notebook I've ever used or owned.
Unfortunately, it was also the noisiest--people were always saying that
others around them complained of the noise when they used their TP in
classes or libraries.
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